Naruto-

Ambitions and Issue

So called having an "issue" Tenten is set to get rid of it...Well, It'd be easier if "he" didn't keep getting in the way!

Chapter 4- Step Four- Coping

Tenten couldn't stop frowning as Neji dragged her to his car.

"Aw, come on," Neji pleaded as he nudged her into the car, "At least give me a chance."

She just stared at him.
"Ok fine, I had lots of chances," he admitted, "but you didn't do anything."

She leaned forward, "And what would you have preferred me to do?" Held up a finger, "Confess while you had a girlfriend," held up another finger, "Or confess the time during senior year where you swore you wouldn't date at all that year, no ands or buts?" After some silence from Neji's part, she nodded content, "See? It's your fault for this situation."

He mentally swore, man was she being awfully stubborn, not that he was surprised.

"Well, could you at least enjoy mooching off of me?"

She considered, "Possibly…"

"There will be ice cream."

That decided it, "Done, but…" she gave him the eye, "if there's any funny business, you're going down like that." She illustrated by snapping.

"Thanks for the warning," he said dryly.

She took him seriously, "Your welcome."

He blind folded her before they got there.

"What's the point of this again?" she asked trying to see through the cloth.

Neji checked the make sure she could see, "It's the element of surprise."

"But I know where we're going," Tenten was getting irked, again.

Neji content directed her in the direction they were going, "In general, I was using the short hand version when I was describing it."

Holding out her arms to make sure she didn't run into anything, Tenten poked fun at him, "Isn't that a shame? Neji actually short handing!"

Neji still besides her, "Hey, watch what you're saying. I could push you into a lake for all you know."

"There's a lake?"

It was his turn to poke back at her, "And a tree and some grass, oh and some little bugs too!"

She turned her head to give him a look even though he wouldn't be able to see it, "Ha ha ha, very funny."

Neji stopped her, "And if you'll spin around three times, I'll take off the blindfold."

Tenten put her hands on her waist, "Or I could just rip it off right now, by myself."

He put his hands up in defeat, "Fine, just trying to make it more dramatic."

Under the blindfold, she rolled her eyes, "Trust me, you already have."

He pulled it off and smirked, "Good to know."

He gently grabbed her shoulders and turned her around, "And here we are."

She gasped in surprise at where they were, "No way. It's still here?"

Behind her, he smiled. At least he got one thing right, "Yup, and guess what?"

Still in shock, Tenten forgot about her resistance for a moment, "What? There's something else with this?"

Neji started her forward, "Of course. I do nothing just ordinary."

They got to the front gate and a bodyguard was there. The bodyguard bowed, "Welcome Master Neji and Miss. She paused in mid-motion causing Neji to quickly stop. She stared, tilted her head, stared again, rubbed her eyes, and then stared again. Neji looked at her curiously. She suddenly grabbed his arm and pinched him.

Raising his brow, he asked, "And the point of that was?"

"To make sure I wasn't losing it."

"Yes, there's a bodyguard there and yes, that hurt."

She tilted her head again, "How did you know I was going to ask that?"

"You're predictable."

She narrowed her eyes, "If I'm so predictable, then what am I going to next?"

He smiled back, "Run towards the roller coaster screaming at the top of your head."

"Lucky guess," she muttered. Neji spared himself of death by not saying anything along the lines of "told you so."

"So, what would you think if I told you that tonight the park is private?"

Tenten stared at him, "I'd say that be the coolest thing ever, but that's impossible to do."

Neji just continued to smile that same innocent smile and Tenten's confusion went to realization and then to shock, "No way."

He took her inside the park, "Yes, way," and nodded towards the butler, "Thank you, Zabusa. You can have the rest of the night to yourself."

Zabusa nodded and left.

Neji turned his attentions back to Tenten, who looked like a kid in a candy shop, "So, still want to leave?"

Tenten realized that she was actually enjoying the date so far and tried to put on an irritated face that didn't fool him for a second, "There's still a possibility." Not if he was going to do something about it. He hid his smile, "Well, until then, let's go on some rides."

"ROLLER COASTER FIRST!"

--author's note--

Tenten's a real hard nut, isn't she?